It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it (1) we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, (2) with some bits of cloth, shaking with cold. He was waiting for anyone who would (3) him a coin or a cup of hot coffee.

  I asked my (4) to go over and hand this old man something. He (5) into my husband's face,smiled and said," (6) . ”I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live (7) the cold night.

  I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next (8) , as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the (9) and came up to my window and (10) at me. This time I offered him a (11) of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He (12) the food,smiled and said, "May God bless you！" I looked at the old man and he (13) me think of my father.

  I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day,it is us who need others' help. (14) when you pass by a (15) person，do offer at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

(   ) 1. A. after    B. when    C. before    D. if

(   ) 2. A. covered    B. tied    C. filled    D. provided

(   ) 3. A. send    B. leave    C. greet    D. accept

(   ) 4. A. father    B. son    C. husband    D. friend

(   ) 5. A. watched    B. knocked    C. came    D. looked

(   ) 6. A. Excuse me    B. Beg your pardon 

       C. Take it easy    D. Thank you

(   ) 7. A. in      B. through     C. under    D. off

(   ) 8. A. year    B. month     C. week    D. day

(   ) 9. A. office    B. gift     C. car    D. shop

(   ) 10. A. smiled    B. pointed   C. called    D. shouted

(   ) 11. A. box        B. bag     C. bottle    D. basket

(   ) 12. A. held    B. ordered     C. dropped    D. received

(   ) 13. A. got    B. forced     C. made    D. allowed

(   ) 14. A. So    B. And      C . Or    D. But

(   ) 15. A. quiet    B. sick      C. poor    D. shy

  Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late (1) school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan invented a (2) bed for you. His bed will wake you up!Here is    (3) it works.

  There is an alarm clock and a tape recorder in the bed. When the clock (4) a sound, you'll have a few minutes to wake up. Then the recorder plays (5) music with a little girl's sweet (6) She whispers(耳語)，"Wake up,darling. " A few minutes (7) ，a second recording plays. It can be unpleasant sound, "Wake up,(8) you'll be late！”

  If you don't get up (9) the second recording, you'll be sorry. There is a mechanical(機械的)" (10) " in the bed. It can kick you in the head. Then the bed (11) for a few more minutes. What!You're still (12) in bed!Slowly the top of the bed goes (13) .
  The end of the bed goes lower and lower. (14) , the bed is straight. You slide off (滑下）the bed and (15) onto the floor. You are out of bed and awake！
(   ) 1. A. to    B. for      C. at    D. in

(   ) 2. A. special    B. common C. usual    D. expensive

(   ) 3. A. when    B. how     C. where    D. what

(   ) 4. A. makes    B. gets     C. needs    D. has

(   ) 5. A. loud    B. unhappy    C. soft    D. sad

(   ) 6. A. sound    B. voice    C. noise    D. song

(   ) 7. A. before    B. ago    C. later    D. pass

(   ) 8. A. and    B. or       C. but    D. however

(   ) 9. A. after    B. about      C. like    D. in

(   ) 10. A. hand    B. arm      C. foot    D. leg

(   ) 11. A. looks    B. asks      C. waits    D. keeps

(   ) 12. A. sitting    B. lying     C. standing    D. waking

(   ) 13. A. up    B. down         C. out    D. in

(   ) 14. A. First    B. Finally     C. Next    D. Second

(   ) 15. A. run    B. jump      C. fall    D. sleep

  The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter (1) the world. The carriage(車廂）is filled with cold (2)passengers.

  Suddenly a little boy pushes his way through the grown-ups' legs to sit down by the window. His father chooses to stay by the door behind us. What a( an) (3) child, I think,smiling.

  The train begins to crawl into a tunnel. Then something (4) happens suddenly. The little boy slides down from his seat and leans(傾斜)his hand on my knee. He wants to (5) me and return to his father? So I help him to stand up. But instead, he holds his (6) up towards mine. He wants to say something to me? Then I (7) my head to receive the message. Wrong again！What I do receive is a(8) kiss on the cheek. The boy returns to his seat calmly, leans back and continues looking outside. I am (9) What just happened? A child is kissing an unknown grown-up on the train！How can (10) want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough,all of my neighbors are certainly kissed. Nervous and a little surprised, we (11) at the father. When he sees our questioning looks as they get ready for their stop,he offers a clue(線索).

  "He's so happy to be alive," the father says. "He has been very sick."

  The father and son (12) into the crowd, moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still (13) the child's kiss. How many grown-ups (14) kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many of us ever give any thoughts to the chance of living?

  The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson：Live your life to the fullest and don't let yourself (15) before your heart stops！

(   ) 1. A. visits    B. blocks    C. protects    D. rules

(   ) 2. A. excited    B. tired   C. scared    D. surprised

(   ) 3. A. friendly    B. awful    C. active    D. weak

(   ) 4. A. great    B. unexpected   C. unlucky    D. funny

(   ) 5. A. kick    B. cross       C.catch     D. pass

(   ) 6. A. eyes    B. ears      C. head    D. nose

(   ) 7. A. raise    B. lower     C. keep    D. shake

(   ) 8. A. loud    B. foolish     C. dirty    D. proud

(   ) 9. A. pleased    B. shocked     C. satisfied    D. feared

(   ) 10. A. somebody    B. nobody    C. anybody    D. everybody

(   ) 11. A. stare    B. smile    C. shout    D. point

(   ) 12. A. fall    B. get       C.  disappear D. follow

(   ) 13. A. touch    B. taste      C. smell    D. feel

(   ) 14. A. go around    B. show around C. turn around    D. look around

(   ) 15. A. live    B. stop       C. die    D. sleep

  Mel Kiser was driving along a busy highway in Columbus, Ohio. He saw an armored truck (運鈔車）and a few cars ahead of him. Suddenly the doors of the armored truck (1) and a blue plastic bag fell out of the truck. A car in front of Mr. Kiser hit the bag. And money spilled(灑落)out of it. Then another bag fell out of the truck,and another. Money was (2) everywhere.

  At first, drivers thought the (3) papers on the highway were leaves. Then they realized that the papers were not leaves―they were money！Drivers quickly stopped right in the middle of the highway and jumped out of their cars. They began (4) money！They were putting ten,twenty, and one-hundred-dollar bills into their pockets. Mr. Kiser also got out of his car. He took hold of a bag of money, put the bag in his car,and drove away.

Later Mr. Kiser (5) the money. He had $ 57,000. For the next two hours Mr. Kiser thought about the money. He (6) about spending it. He needed a new TV set for his house. He wanted to take a vacation in Florida. But he decided to return the money. He drove to the police station and gave the police the $57,000. There other people (7) money, too. But most of the money―almost one million dollars were still missing.

The truck company (8) a 10 percent reward,"If you return $ 1 ，000，for example, we will pay you $ 100 ，" the company said.

  Then the company got some (9) - A man telephoned and said,"I was driving along the highway when I saw the money. People were (10) everywhere. I had a camera in my car and I took some pictures. Would you like the pictures?"

  Yes！" answered the company. The company gave the pictures to the police. The police looked (11) at the pictures. They looked at the cars,the license plates, and the people's

(12)They tried to find the people who had taken the money, but they didn't have much (13)   .

  One man who had taken money (14) a Columbus newspaper. The man did not give his name, "I took two bags of money," he said. " Fm going to take this money and (15) Columbus. I have enough money for the rest of life.”

(   ) 1. A. broke    B. dropped C. shut    D. opened

(   ) 2. A. lying    B. falling C. flying    D. showing

(   ) 3. A. green    B. yellow    C. red    D. white

(   ) 4. A. looking for    B. picking up 

      C. putting away    D. laughing at

(   ) 5. A. spent    B. hid     C. counted    D. exchanged

(   ) 6. A. complained    B. dreamed C. worried    D. cared

(   ) 7. A. made    B. received     C. refused    D. returned

(   ) 8. A. paid    B. offered    C. accepted    D. wasted

(   ) 9. A. help    B. trouble     C. money    D. time

(   ) 10. A. running    B. jumping     C. watching    D. stealing

(   ) 11. A. quickly    B. carelessly     C. angrily    D. closely

(   ) 12. A. pockets    B. faces    C. names    D. ages

(   ) 13. A. chance    B. fun       C.  luck D. experience

(   ) 14. A. visited    B. helped    C. telephoned    D. invited

(   ) 15. A. leave    B. buy      C. travel    D. develop

 Growing up is not always easy. When facing difficulties，courage and a spirit of independence(獨立)can be more useful than crying for help. That's what the story I've heard recently tells me.

  A young man was born in 1982 in a (I) family in a small town. When he was only 11 ， his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned(被遺棄的)baby girl. A year later, his (2) left home with his younger brother because she couldn't (3) hard life and pressure from her mad husband. The 12 year-old boy began to (4) his whole family：he took care of not only his sick father, but also the little girl. (5) he didn't give up studying. Later he went to college. To care for the little girl,he rented a room near his college and    (6) her education by doing part-time jobs.

  After the young man's story went public, people were deeply impressed by his behavior. (7) his life was hard,he didn't abandon his father and his sister because (8) needed his help very much. And he (9) donations from others. He said he felt (10) because of kind offers, but he could depend on his own. With his hard-won money, he (11) aided other students in trouble.

  Today, when many young people worry more about their own happiness, this young man's behavior reminds us of what we don't usually (12) ;love and care for others. Nobody could continue to live    (13) these.

Through his hard life, the young man is regarded as a (14) in people's eyes. So when facing difficulties, don't (15) bad luck. Consider what more you could do for your family and society, and you'll find the world smiling back.

(   ) 1. A. rich    B. happy    C. poor    D. big

(   ) 2. A. father    B. mother   C. sister    D. brother

(   ) 3. A. understand    B. stand C. believe    D. live

(   ) 4. A. support    B. organize    C. hate    D. love

(   ) 5. A. At times    B. For the first time  

      C. At the same time    D. At that time

(   ) 6. A. planned    B. afforded    C. ended    D. helped

(   ) 7. A. Since    B. Unless     C. Although    D. However

(   ) 8. A. they    B. he      C. she    D. them

(   ) 9. A. received    B. expected    C. refused    D. gave

(   ) 10. A. sorry    B. embarrassed     C. encouraged    D. happy

(   ) 11. A. even    B. hardly       C. still    D. ever

(   ) 12. A. get used to    B. look forward to 

        C. pay attention to    D. hope

(   ) 13. A. with    B. without      C. by    D. on

(   ) 14. A. fool    B. volunteer    C. hero    D. lucky dog

(   ) 15. A. knock into    B. dream about 

     C. complain about    D. look at

  Even after many years，she still has not forgotten the last day her whole class got together to say goodbye to their dearest school days. Those memories always become (1) every time she drives her feet towards the old school，only to find a big old tree with all of their (2) carved (雕刻)deep into the trunk and the new school houses.

  Time has changed them. The happy "dwarf"(小矮人)of the class has now turned into a (3) businessman. The shy,skinny "bookworm" is now a talented Ph. D. That naughty girl has(4) a well-known athlete and the class beauty a movie star. But she,a literature(文學) lover, was driven by an inner force to put her pen aside and becomes a (5) instead.

  Now,she is a teacher, yet she has to (6) learning numerous difficult lessons of life. The more she ―(7)   ，the better she understands the value of her teacher's (8) lesson. She has given her students the whole heart that she once learnt from her teacher who  (9) years ago.

  Now and then,she sees the warm (10) in the eyes of her students. It encourages her to (11) She hopes to find herself again in her student days: always listening carefully and appreciating each (12) . To her,that will be the best award she could ever  (13) in her teaching years.

  She tells herself to try her best to understand and take life at its deepest. (14) she hasn't enough teaching experience, she will give her students the teaching that are not written in the lesson plans, as her teacher used to do. Her teacher's (15) "The giving of love is an education in itself" will be always in her mind.

(   ) 1. A. lovely    B. live    C. lively    D. close

(   ) 2. A. faces    B. names    C. scores    D. secrets

(   ) 3. A. lucky    B. successful   C. brave    D. strong

(   ) 4. A. become    B. developed   C. changed    D. shown

(   ) 5. A. writer    B. painter   C. reporter    D. teacher

(   ) 6. A. continue    B. agree    C.support D. expect

(   ) 7. A. hopes    B. passes    C. experiences    D. meets

(   ) 8. A. next    B. present    C. real    D. last

(   ) 9. A. passed down    B. passed on

      C. passed away    D. passed by

(   ) 10. A. feelings    B. looks     C.actions D. words

(   ) 11. A. set out    B. go through    C. go on    D. stay up

(   ) 12. A. person    B. lesson    C. situation    D. environment

(   ) 13. A. fight    B. produce    C. achieve    D. receive

(   ) 14. A. Though    B. When     C. Before    D. Until

(   ) 15. A. talking    B. telling   C. speaking    D. saying

  It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog(霧)and I was on the road. (1) ，I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would enjoy when I got home.

  I was going along quietly at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a (2) scream―"Help！ ”I looked round，but the only (3) of life was a rather large black car just turning about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I (4) my speed and went after it. I think the driver (5) what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw away from me. As I drew near,the girl's voice came again, "Let me go, you're (6) me. Oh!Oh! " A lovely voice but trembling(發(fā)抖）with(7).

  I felt my blood boiling. The fog was coming down (8) now,and the countryside was lonelier. There was no    (9) that the "criminal" in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

  (10) that knife, you fool. Oh!" Then a cry and a groan(呻吟).

  If I was to save her,it was now or never. Perhaps even now I was too (11) . But if I couldn't save her,I would at least try to bring the "criminal" to the police. The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across the path,and its brakes(剎車)screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and the car (12) the tree at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open heavily and a dark,(13) man stepped out.

  "You fool!" he shouted as he came towards me with his fist(拳頭)(14)  to hit me. But I was quicker than him. He dropped to the ground. I opened the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice. "This is our radio play today, Crime in Hollywood, produced by Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. I'm Anna Matteo. Thank you for (15).”

(   ) 1. A. And    B. Though    C. Therefore    D. But

(   ) 2. A. boy's     B. man's     C. woman's D. driver's

(   ) 3. A. style    B. sign      C. sound    D. form

(   ) 4. A. slowed    B. lost     C. picked    D. increased

(   ) 5. A. understood    B. found   C. saw    D. heard

(   ) 6. A. hurting    B. fighting C. fooling    D. shooting

(   ) 7. A. joy    B. sorrow      C. fear    D. anger

(   ) 8. A. lighter    B. thicker   C. lower    D. harder

(   ) 9. A. chance    B. reason      C. way    D. doubt

(   ) 10. A. Pass    B. Drop      C. Make    D. Keep

(   ) 11. A. late    B. weak        C. scared    D. early

(   ) 12. A. sent into   B. fell into   C. knocked into  D. broke into

(   ) 13. A. embarrassed    B. patient   C. friendly    D. angry

(   ) 14. A. rose    B. raised       C. shook    D. reached

(   ) 15. A. performing    B. helping    C. listening    D. watching

  "I can't believe what Fm hearing！" I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate(候選人) for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, "I'm sorry,Mike. I really thought you should be    (1)  .”

  Later that day，I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a (2) "Congratulations" and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine. "Fm,er. . . I'm just wondering if you would    (3) coming to work on my team," he said (4) "You are really smart,and you would be a great manager.” "I don't think so," I replied, feeling unsure.

  "Well，if you change your (5) ，we are meeting tomorrow”，he said before moving to another table.

All that night,I thought about the (6) from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(選舉過程)would give (7) a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

  My first goal was to (8) a catchy advertisement. Within a few days,we designed a poster with Jeff s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway (9) passing Jeff's smiling face.

  My next step was to (10) which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

  With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster (11) to add these activities to our school program.

  With the help,Jeff and our ideas were well(12) at school.

  An eighth grader said, "It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president."

  Hearing these words made my heart filled with (13) . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeffs team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his (14) . The fact that it has made a difference in (15) people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling！

(   ) 1. A. heard    B. chosen C. invited    D. followed

(   ) 2. A. polite    B. loud     C. warm    D. cheerful

(   ) 3. A. suggest    B. consider C. practice    D. continue

(   ) 4. A. proudly    B. quickly C. nervously    D. regretfully

(   ) 5. A. heart    B. idea      C. mind    D. suggestion

(   ) 6. A. advice    B. chance     C. message    D. offer

(   ) 7. A. them    B. him       C. me    D. us

(   ) 8. A. print    B. invent      C. create    D. send

(   ) 9. A. for        B. from      C. with    D. without

(   ) 10. A. carry out    B. try out     C. work out    D. find out

(   ) 11. A. agreed    B. wanted        C. expected    D. asked

(   ) 12. A. allowed    B. received      C. introduced    D. required

(   ) 13. A. pride    B. surprise       C. patience    D. hope

(   ) 14. A. luck    B. spirit          C. life    D. success

(   ) 15. A. the other    B. another      C. other    D. the others

  My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents' house, the slower the car went. (1) ，my father took a U-turn in the middle of the road and said, "I can't stand it!"

  "What？”asked my mother.

  "It's those people (2) there standing in the rain at the service station, which was locked for Christmas. They've got children. It's Christmas. I can't stand it."

When my father pulled into the (3) service station，I saw five of them：the parents and three children―two girls and a small boy.

  My father rolled down his window. "Merry Christmas," he said.

  "Howdy," the man (4)

  "You are waiting for the bus?" My father asked.

  The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham,where he had a brother and hoped to get a job.

  "Well,that bus isn't going to (5) for several hours during Christmas, and you're getting (6) standing here. Birmingham is just a couple of miles up the road. They've got a shed with a cover there, and some benches," my father said. "Why don't you all get in our car and Fll (7) you there.”

  The man thought for a moment, and then he (8) They climbed into the car. They had no luggage, only the clothes they were (9)

  Once they settled in，my father looked back over his shoulder and asked the children if (10) had found them yet. Three glum faces (11) gave him their answers.

  "Well,I didn't think so," my father said,winking(使B艮色)at my mother, "because when I saw Santa this morning，he told me that he was having (12) finding all，and he asked me if he could    (13) your toys at my house. We'll just go get them before I take you to the bus stop.”

  All at once,the three children's faces (14)  , and they began to bounce around in the back seat, laughing and talking！When we got out of the car at our house，the three children ran through the front door and straight to the toys that were spread out under our Christmas tree. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I learned the (15) of making others happy.
(   ) 1. A. Suddenly    B. Gently    C. Angrily    D. Carefully

(   ) 2. A. still    B. back     C. over    D. also

(   ) 3. A. small    B. big      C. open    D. closed

(   ) 4. A. shouted    B. asked       C. replied    D. greeted

(   ) 5. A. come up    B. come along   C. come out    D. come down

(   ) 6. A. dry        B. wet       C. hungry    D. worried

(   ) 7. A. drop    B. put        C. bring    D. ride

(   ) 8. A. disagreed    B. agreed     C. refused    D. allowed

(   ) 9. A. taking    B. wearing     C. buying    D. carrying

(   ) 10. A. Father    B. Mother      C. Santa    D. Angel

(   ) 11. A. hardly    B. excitedly     C. silently    D. peacefully

(   ) 12. A. trouble    B. fun         C. lick    D. pride

(   ) 13. A. take    B. forget        C. leave    D. fetch

(   ) 14. A. took up    B. set up       C. ran up    D. lit up

(   ) 15. A. joy    B. fear         C. hope    D. lose

  The story happened in Vietnam during the war. A bomb(炸彈)landed in an orphanage(孤兒院)and several children were wounded, (1) an 8-year-old girl. People from the village requested medical help from the nearby American forces. Soon,an American doctor and a nurse arrived in a jeep. They found out the girl was the most seriously injured. (2) quick transfusion( putting new blood into a person's body) ，she would die of shock and (3) of blood. A quick test showed that (4) American had the correct blood (5) but several of the uninjured orphans (children losing their parents) did. Speaking poor Vietnamese, the doctor tried to explain to those (6) orphans that unless they could replace some of the girl's lost blood，she would die. Then they asked if anyone would be willing to give blood to help. The request was met with (7) After several moments, a small hand slowly went up,dropped back down,and then went up again. He was Heng.

  Heng was quickly (8) on a bed,and a needle(if) was inserted in his arm. After a moment, he let out a sob(抽泣)，quickly covering his face with his (9) hand. When the doctor asked him if the needle hurt,he (10) his head. But soon his occasional sobs gave (11) to a steady, silent crying. Something seemed (12) . At this point, a Vietnamese nurse arrived to help. She spoke to the boy rapidly in Vietnamese and after a moment, the patient stopped crying and a(n) (13) of happiness spread over his face.

  Glancing up,the nurse said to the American, "He thought he was dying. He misunderstood you. He thought you had asked him to give all his blood (14) the little girl could live."

  "But why would he be willing to do that?"

  The Vietnamese nurse (15) the question to the boy,who answered simply, "She's my friend.”

(   ) 1. A. including    B. concerning C. containing    D. regarding

(   ) 2. A. Without    B. For        C. Besides    D. Except

(   ) 3. A. lay    B. increase      C. leak    D. loss

(   ) 4. A. both    B. neither      C. either    D. each

(   ) 5. A. kind    B. type        C. sort    D. form

(   ) 6. A. frightened    B. injured    C. surprised    D. hurt

(   ) 7. A. peace    B. calm        C. absence    D. silence

(   ) 8. A. lain    B. laid       C. lied    D. lay

(   ) 9. A. free    B. another    C. extra    D. second

(   ) 10. A. raised    B. lowered    C. shook    D. nodded

(   ) 11. A. way    B. time        C. room    D. chance

(   ) 12. A. correct    B. right      C. normal    D. wrong

(   ) 13. A. appear    B. sight     C. sense    D. look

(   ) 14. A. because    B. when      C. so    D. although

(   ) 15. A. gave    B. replied      C. repeated    D. said